According to iOS developer Jonathan Zdziarski, WhatsApp chats on the latest version of the app are not being properly deleted, leaving “forensic trace of all of your chats.” Oops! That means deleted chats can still be traced and recovered by law enforcement and attackers. Now, just to set the record straight—this is not an intentional act on the part of Facebook-owned WhatsApp. As a matter of fact, it is an issue that affects a couple...

Back in January we presented the Brave browser, created by Brendan Eich, the creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla. This browser has a very special ability. It has a built-in ad blocking software that rips off annoying ads that interfere with internet’s speed. That means that Brave can load websites much faster. Apparently faster internet and ad-free browsing has “enemies”. And they made a statement to show their resentment....

In an apparent move to calm appease angry users, Instagram sent out an email reminder about its changes to its terms of service and privacy policy which has just taken effect. Instagram, which was bought by Facebook in September last year, infuriated quite a number of its users when it announced changes in December to its terms of service and privacy policy that essentially meant they also owned their users photos and could do...

New laws in the states of California and Illinois beef up protection of privacy for social media accounts. The new laws come in the wake of a new law signed in Michigan that also intend to keep access to social media accounts only to their owners. In California, two laws will take effect tomorrow that prevent companies and schools from requiring social media account access information such as usernames and passwords from their...

Randi Zuckerberg – sister of Facebook co-creator, CEO and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg – flipped out on Twitter recently. Why? Because someone had the nerve to publicly share a family photo the lady Zuckerberg wanted to be for friends’ eyes only. She even thought it was the opportune time to lecture people about “human decency”. On Twitter, Randi Zuckerberg said: Digital etiquette: always ask permission before posting a...